…Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and ensures the identity and purpose of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) are maintained. Brent Van Dyke “We’re…
ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
…A one-pager graphically displays the five steps for stewardship of treated seed, and outlines why and how seed treatments are used, including what the crop protection and seed industries are…
Farm Groups Appeal to Trump to Address Lab-Grown Meat Substitutes
…FDA would be better suited for oversight responsibilities as the agency has more experience with biotechnology. A significant issue for cell-cultured meat alternatives is the overall lack of knowledge about…
Celebrating National Peach Month
…August by celebrating a delicious fruit that according to one culture brings good luck, wealth, and protection. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Peach Month Summertime…
U.S. Crop Protection Market Sees Sales Increase
…expenses, crop protection chemicals still maintain a strong performance in 2017, with herbicides and seed protection products showing the strongest growth. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce. “USDA encourages any cotton producer to look into these important safety net programs,” Farms with generic base acres that were planted or approved as…
Trump to Approve Year-Round E15 Soon
…Energy says increased access to U.S. markets will provide America’s farmers with some financial confidence and they hope the President will direct the Environmental Protection Agency to act quickly to…
Groups Want “Fake Meat” Regulated by USDA
…a White House Agency reorganization plan that consolidates food safety inspection duties into a single USDA agency. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: The first…
Secretary Perdue Statement on EJC Ruling on Genome Editing
…scientific and agricultural communities, as well as its trading partners, in determining the appropriate implementation of the ruling. Innovations in precision biotechnology, such as genome editing, hold great promise. For…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…from the agency drop-down menu, then click “Submit.” In the Docket ID column, select RUS-18-TELECOM-0004 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically….
USDA Preparing Alternative to WHO Antibiotic Guidelines
…first came out last November, proposing to end the use of medically important antibiotics in healthy animals to promote growth and prevent disease. The agency wanted the drugs only used…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…this year’s projects. Or view them in this multimedia story. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service funds Conservation Innovation Grants through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The maximum grant is $2…
Water Works: Funding Approved for Water Storage Projects
…will receive $280 million to use with the South County Ag Program to treat recycled wastewater and provide it to farmers in Sacramento County. The Inland Empire Utilities Agency will…
Trade Assistance Details Still Being Worked Out
…trade promotion efforts. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the plan incorporates functions of the Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Foreign Agricultural Service. From the National Association of…
